Jeremy Corbyn could still become PM as new poll finds Labour would win a second general election

Jeremy Corbyn's Labour are six points ahead of the
Tories in new poll.Jack Taylor /
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New poll suggests Labour would win a second general
election.

Survation poll finds Jeremy Corbyn's party on 45% of
the vote to the Conservatives 39%.

Pressure is growing for Boris Johnson to challenge
Theresa May to stand down.

Poll finds voters would be less likely to vote
Conservative under Johnson.

LONDON — Jeremy Corbyn could be heading for Downing Street if a
second general election is held this year, a new poll has
found.

The
Survation poll for the Mail on Sunday finds that Labour would
win 45% of the vote to the Conservatives' 39%, if voters were
sent back to the polls.

Survation / MoS poll:

Labour: 45% (+5)

Conservative: 39% (-3)

Lib Dem: 7% (-)

UKIP: 3% (+1)

(Changes with the general election result)

It is the first time Labour have been ahead in a national opinion
poll since March 2016.

Such a result would leave Labour as the largest party in
parliament with Corbyn the favourite to lead a minority or
coalition government.

The poll also found that voters now believe that Theresa May
should resign as prime minister. 49% believe she should now stand
down as opposed to 38% who believe she should stay.

Asked if she was a "strong and stable leader" just 36% agreed and
50% disagreed.

A separate YouGov poll for the Sunday Times found that Corbyn is
now neck-and-neck with May on who the public believe would make
the best prime minister. 39% say Corbyn would make the best
PM and 39% say May with 22% unsure.

Britain could be forced to go back to the polls later this year
after the Conservatives failed to win a majority in this week's
general election.

The Conservatives are currently in discussions about a possible
'supply and confidence' deal with the Democratic Unionist Party.

However, pressure is growing among Tory MPs for
the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, to challenge May for
the leadership.

The Times
reports that five cabinet ministers have urged him to stand
against her.

"He has been inundated with messages of support," one ally told
the paper.

"We are facing a populist and they have realised we need someone
who can talk to the people. We need a Brexiteer. Boris is the
only option with the liberal values, Brexit credentials and
popular appeal."

However, today's Survation poll finds that Johnson would not
necessarily improve the Conservatives' chances of winning a
second general election.

31% of voters said that Boris as leader would make them less
likely to vote Conservative as opposed to just 23% who said it
would make them more likely to vote Conservative.

Survation

Asked about the prospect of a second general election, Corbyn
told the Andrew Marr show that it would be a "good thing" and
added "we're ready any time."